Lincoln's other White House : the untold story of the man and his presidency

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Title:

Lincoln's other White House : the untold story of the man and his presidency

Author:

Brownstein, Elizabeth Smith, 1930-

Personal Author:

Brownstein, Elizabeth Smith, 1930-

Publication Information:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2005]

Physical Description:

x, 262 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Language:

English

Contents:

Beginnings -- Rigg's Villa -- Washington and the White House -- Embattled retreat -- The Lincoln marriage -- Lincoln's Achilles heel -- Lincoln's favorite storytellers -- Lincoln and freedom -- Poems on slavery -- Lincoln's secretary of war -- Lincoln and the tools of war -- Lincoln's quartermaster general -- Lincoln as commander-in-chief : the soldiers -- The generals -- The political general : Daniel Sickles -- The professional general : Joseph Hooker -- The political general : Benjamin Butler -- Lincoln and his cabinet.

Personal Subject:

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865-Homes and haunts-Washington (D. C.)

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865-Family.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865-Friends and associates.

Corporate Subject:

United States Soldiers' Home -- History -- 19th century.

Subject Term:

Cottages -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 19th century.

Presidents -- United States -- Biography.

Geographic Term:

Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.